Released on = December 5, 2005, 3:13 pm

Press Release Author = Camelot Marketing

Industry = Consumer Services

Press Release Summary = Artist Ed Booth will release his latest image of Mike Powell
at the Laguna Beach Sawdust Art Festival, Winter Fantasy. Mike Powell is the current
World Record Holder in the Long Jump and recently inducted into the Track and Field
Hall of Fame.

Press Release Body = Artist Ed Booth will release his latest image, a signed and
number giclee of Mike Powell, the current World Record Holder in the long jump.

Powell, who broke Bob Beamon's long standing record while beating Carl Lewis
with a leap of 29'4.5 inches in 1991, was recently inducted into the Track and
Field Hall of Fame.

\"This image is titled \"Taking Flight\" and I wanted to catch the energy of Mike as he
took wing, so to speakm\" states Booth.

Ed Booth is currently exhibiting in Booth 130 at The Laguna Beach Sawdust Art
Festival, Winter Fantasy, located at 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach,
California, will be held over four weekends, November 19th-20th, 25th-27th,
December 3rd-4th, and 10th-11th during the hours of 10 am to 6 pm.


"This is my first time exhibiting at the Sawdust. I am pleased with all the
positive feedback I have received from both show attendees and other
participating artists," continues Booth.

Ed Booth's exhibit also features limited editions of NFL greats Christian Okoye
and Eric Dickerson. Limited editions are also signed by the athletes themselves.

The original oil painting of the Christian Okoye limited edition was sold
recently during a celebrity auction at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

Also included in the exhibit will be another original oil that was commissioned
for the Christian Okoye Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournaments and used in
promotional material.

During the Sawdust Festival Ed Booth will be demonstrating his painting styles
using oils and mixed media.

Born in Austin, Texas in 1958, Ed Booth realized by high school that art was his
passion. Although studying both fine and graphic arts did not lead to a career
in the arts, the first several years after graduation helped him learn to \"know
myself - my limitations as well as my abilities.\" After a tour of military duty
he enrolled in college to study landscape architecture and graphic design.

The California real estate bust in the early '90s focused his efforts in graphic
arts and he established a successful graphic design firm. However, fine art
remained his first love and whenever possible he steps away from his computers
and to his easel.

Acknowledged by his peers as a master of the use of color and a self-avowed
student of composition, Ed brings to his images a sense of life and vibrancy not
often found in contemporary works. Depending on his subject matter, Ed will
paint in either a soft impressionistic style or if the subject dictates, a bold
style bordering on abstract expressionism.

Ed currently resides in the apple growing community of Oak Glen, CA, in the
southern end of the San Bernardino Mountains. The peaceful community is perfect
for artistic pursuits.

For information on any of Booth\'s images, or to commission an original image,
please visit him at http://www.edboothart.com or call 909-790-6781.


Web Site = http://www.edboothart.com

Contact Details = Keith Hunt